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1955 Royal HH Serial # HHS-5637885 1955 Royal HH typewriter, Serial # HHS-5637885 Zach Osterloh's 1955 Royal HH typewriter. 2025-10-20 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Zach Osterloh: 1955 Royal HH Serial # HHS-5637885 Purchased from Facebook Marketplace for $40. It belonged to a woman whose father was the clerk of court for a local district court in Massachusetts and he bought it new and used it for decades before retiring. The S in the serial number indicates it is a special typeface, in this case it is Pica Double Gothic, which I did not know when I purchased it. It was very dusty but mostly working and after a couple hours of cleaning, I threaded a new ribbon and almost everything works. The only issue I am having is with setting the right margin, which I will have to work on.

1955 Royal HH #HHS-5637885

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Zach Osterloh (partigyle)
Created: 10-20-2025 at 11:02AM
Last Edit: 10-20-2025 at 11:02AM

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Purchased from Facebook Marketplace for $40. It belonged to a woman whose father was the clerk of court for a local district court in Massachusetts and he bought it new and used it for decades before retiring. The S in the serial number indicates it is a special typeface, in this case it is Pica Double Gothic, which I did not know when I purchased it. It was very dusty but mostly working and after a couple hours of cleaning, I threaded a new ribbon and almost everything works. The only issue I am having is with setting the right margin, which I will have to work on.

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Hunter: Zach Osterloh (partigyle)

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